diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 826f12314..de876d0ee 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ set(plasma_LIB_SRCS
     widgets/toolbutton.cpp
     widgets/busywidget.cpp
     widgets/scrollwidget.cpp
+    widgets/separator.cpp
     widgets/svgwidget.cpp
     widgets/tabbar.cpp
     widgets/textbrowser.cpp
@@ -262,6 +263,7 @@ install(FILES
     widgets/slider.h
     widgets/spinbox.h
     widgets/busywidget.h
+    widgets/separator.h
     widgets/svgwidget.h
     widgets/scrollwidget.h
     widgets/tabbar.h
diff --git a/widgets/separator.cpp b/widgets/separator.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c787b90f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/widgets/separator.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+/*
+ *   Copyright 2009 by Davide Bettio <davide.bettio@kdemail.net>
+ *
+ *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *   it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public License as
+ *   published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or
+ *   (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ *   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ *   GNU General Public License for more details
+ *
+ *   You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public
+ *   License along with this program; if not, write to the
+ *   Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+ *   51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
+ */
+
+#include "separator.h"
+
+#include <QtGui/QPainter>
+#include <QtGui/QGraphicsSceneMouseEvent>
+
+#include "svg.h"
+
+namespace Plasma
+{
+class SeparatorPrivate
+{
+    public:
+        Svg *svg;
+        Qt::Orientation orientation;
+};
+
+Separator::Separator(QGraphicsItem *parent, Qt::WindowFlags wFlags)
+    : QGraphicsWidget(parent, wFlags),
+      d(new SeparatorPrivate())
+{
+    d->svg = new Svg();
+    d->svg->setImagePath("widgets/line");
+    d->svg->setContainsMultipleImages(true);
+    
+    setMaximumHeight(3);
+}
+
+Separator::~Separator()
+{
+    delete d;
+}
+
+void Separator::setOrientation(Qt::Orientation orientation)
+{
+    d->orientation = orientation;
+}
+
+Qt::Orientation Separator::orientation()
+{
+    return d->orientation;
+}
+
+void Separator::paint(QPainter *painter, const QStyleOptionGraphicsItem *option, QWidget *widget)
+{
+    Q_UNUSED(option);
+    Q_UNUSED(widget);
+
+    if (d->svg){
+        if (d->orientation == Qt::Horizontal){
+            d->svg->paint(painter, boundingRect(), "horizontal-line");
+        }else{
+            d->svg->paint(painter, boundingRect(), "vertical-line");
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+} // Plasma namespace
+
+#include "separator.moc"
diff --git a/widgets/separator.h b/widgets/separator.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1c723402f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/widgets/separator.h
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+/*
+ *   Copyright 2009 by Davide Bettio <davide.bettio@kdemail.net>
+ *
+ *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *   it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public License as
+ *   published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or
+ *   (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ *   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ *   GNU General Public License for more details
+ *
+ *   You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public
+ *   License along with this program; if not, write to the
+ *   Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+ *   51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
+ */
+
+#ifndef PLASMA_SEPARATOR_H
+#define PLASMA_SEPARATOR_H
+
+#include <QtGui/QGraphicsWidget>
+
+#include <plasma/plasma_export.h>
+
+#include <plasma/plasma.h>
+
+namespace Plasma
+{
+
+class SeparatorPrivate;
+
+/**
+ * @since 4.4
+ */
+class PLASMA_EXPORT Separator : public QGraphicsWidget
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+    
+    Q_PROPERTY(Qt::Orientation orientation READ orientation WRITE setOrientation)
+
+    public:
+        explicit Separator(QGraphicsItem *parent = 0, Qt::WindowFlags wFlags = 0);
+        virtual ~Separator();
+
+        void setOrientation(Qt::Orientation orientation);
+        Qt::Orientation orientation();
+
+    protected:
+        void paint(QPainter *painter, const QStyleOptionGraphicsItem *option, QWidget *widget);
+
+    private:
+        SeparatorPrivate * const d;
+};
+
+} // Plasma namespace
+
+#endif // multiple inclusion guard